Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 4:21 PM AKDT (00:21 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-28 00:21:45 UTC
Depth
43.4 km (27.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.926° N, 156.342° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.441 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1282 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.695 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1282 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.868 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.9104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.999 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.8103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1276 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.4102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.297 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.0106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.595 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.0100 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.0116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.9100 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.9102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.8102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.0125 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.8101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.097 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.398 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1274 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.2134 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1273 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.4108 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.8111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.895 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.891 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 3.1south of Alaska · 1262 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.091 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.6121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.797 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.8171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.2133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.9129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.6120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.1105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.096 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.6102 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.8164 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.896 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.1106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.981 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.342 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.971 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.9107 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.0131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.637 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.5south of Alaska · 1236 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.0113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1229 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1225 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.6106 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.6168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.053 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.0168 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.0108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.097 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.3111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1287 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.0102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.274 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.182 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.867 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.7114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.795 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.252 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.5144 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.0112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 3.2113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 1312 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away

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